Global event on 3 March

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On Music Freedom Day, Benjamin Tollet from Brussels, Belgium, produces a Radio Mukambo special about Music Freedom Day and ‘Music for freedom’ on Groovalizacion, an online radio programme which has been broadcasted since 1995. “Starting with Fela Kuti’s struggles with the Nigerian authorities in his days, we’ll take a look around the globe at musicians […]

IFEX’s newsletter ‘In Context’ featured Music Freedom Day with the following stories — and a game. On the issues: Censorship The day the music died in Mali Based on a Freemuse report written by Andy Morgan An overview by Freemuse of how music and musicians in Mali fared after a religious ban on music […]

Photos from the Music Freedom Day conference in Cairo The flyer for the event read: Music Freedom Day celebrates freedom of musical expression, and advocates awareness about the many musicians who do not enjoy such freedom. Musicians and composers rights to freedom of expression are being violated in many countries around the world. Hundreds of […]